League

Gamela
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Magno Antunes made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Wilson Zanette's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geovanni da Cunha was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Cruzeiro E.C's zone, Wilson Zanette stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geovanni da Cunha came out of the goal and Wilson Zanette tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Gamela's Cauan Zanette got a free kick in the 11th minute. Leopoldo Neiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Enéas da Mata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Gamela's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Neiva came free, but Enéas da Mata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geovanni da Cunha made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Paulo Renato Zilles sent off a good shot on target. Paulo Renato Zilles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovanni da Cunha having to interfere. A hard shot 21 in the game by Paulo Renato Zilles from a close distance when the talented Geovanni da Cunha managed to make a qualified save. Cruzeiro E.C's players were relieved. In the 28th minute of the match Yan Vander shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Geovanni da Cunha showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Enéas da Mata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magno Antunes in the 30th minute of the match. Magno Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enéas da Mata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Neiva in the 37th minute of the match. With a little luck, Cruzeiro E.C's Geovanni da Cunha got control of the ball when Paulo Renato Zilles tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wilson Zanette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovanni da Cunha having to interfere. After 46 minutes, Paulo Renato Zilles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gamela and the Cruzeiro E.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. Paulo Renato Zilles kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilson Zanette to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paulo Renato Zilles in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geovanni da Cunha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 58th minute Wilson Zanette shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanni da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cruzeiro E.C's Geovanni da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Renato Zilles in the 61st minute of play. Luizinho Bueno kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Geovanni da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Renato Zilles in the 70th minute of play. Cruzeiro E.C's Geovanni da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Zanette in the 73rd minute of play. If Wiliam Bittencourt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Paulo Renato Zilles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gamela's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Renato Zilles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geovanni da Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Cruzeiro E.C getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Wiliam Bittencourt hit a great ball. The Gamela fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Gamela's Paulo Renato Zilles looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Wilson Zanette took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geovanni da Cunha. Geovanni da Cunha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. A collision led to Gamela getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. João Paulo Baptista hit a great ball. A collision led to Gamela getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Marco de Azevedo hit a great ball. When Cauan Zanette fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gamela's protests and gave Cauan Zanette a yellow card for diving instead. Cruzeiro E.C's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.